We’ve talked a lot here at Designmodo about flat design – so you probably know what the trend is all about at this point.
The short version: Flat design is a style that does not use tricks or embellishments such as shadows, embossing or gradients to make elements look “real.” The design is characterized by a minimalistic style that uses color and typography in bold...

Side menu is nothing new: various website designs and desktop applications include sidebar menus in order to make users’ experience more convenient, and interface more comprehensive and user-friendly. Although, mobile apps are more accustomed to conventional horizontal navigation (since small size of a screen dictates its own rules), there are good examples of app designs...

You might have heard of A/B testing until now and although it sounds like a fancy term, trust me, it is much more than just that. A/B testing is a great practice that can give marketers, corporations, advertisers and start-ups an insight into their visitor’s behavior and how to increase conversion rates.
However, A/B testing practices are still not so popular out there and...

According to surveys, people want progress indicators, especially when it comes to various digital applications. Full understanding of current situation or running process is truly vital for us. In addition, they are really powerful tools when we need to be patient; vibrant joyful aesthetically pleasing completeness bars will definitely brighten up our seconds of waiting.
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Current release of Photoshop has more than a dozen new features that significantly widen our choices in working with images. Sharpening tools, Camera Raw Tools, improved tools for working with vector objects, copying of CSS attributes, improved toolbar for working with 3D objects and texture painting, and much more are now available in Creative Cloud.
All-new Smart Sharpen
New...

Edge Reflow application is used by web designers to create a native web surface with CSS design and layout features in a familiar and intuitive way. Edge Reflow helps designers to create resizable layouts that simulate the look and feel of both desktop and mobile devices; control media query breakpoints in design for custom device sizes, add typography to their projects using...

A new trend is making its way through cyberspace – long shadow design.
The concept, which borrows themes from flat design, is popping up in a big way in recent weeks. The trend is impacting user interface elements and icons the strongest, but is starting to creep into other parts of website design.
What is Long Shadow Design?
Long shadows extend far past the object in...

Full screen intricate backgrounds, that are enormously popular with modern designers, don’t get tired to boost up our inspiration. Taking advantage of visually stunning and truly attractive wide photos or illustrations, designers use them as excellent foundations that give website specific and required flair. You can stumble upon various photos that perfectly complement the...

Interaction design is a very common term today, but many designers and developers still don’t know what exactly it means. Today we are going over some different aspects than the ones you are used to: we will jump into user interface and principles for designing great interaction on your website.
First off, what’s IxD
Interaction Design (or IxD) is a quite new area, only...

Adobe After Effects application is used by video professionals for creating motion graphics and cinematic visual effects. Video pros use After Effects for 2D and 3D animation purposes, creating dynamic text animation using typography tools, applying nondestructive effects to video using various tinting and adjustment methods, isolating objects from their background using...